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Deaths; murder and manslaughter, crime scene in The Netherlands, 1996-2018
Persons died as a result of murder or manslaughter by location and method crime scene located in the Netherlands (residents or non-residents)
Fewer minors suspected of crimes
In 2011 372 thousand crime suspects were registered. That was nearly 3 percent less than the year before.
Asylum & integration 2022 – Cohort study asylum seekers and status holders
Annual study of register data on reception and integration of asylum migrants arriving in the Netherlands since 2014, 2014-2021
Adult suspect
Someone who was aged 18 and over at the time he/she committed a crime.
More than 200 thousand victims of skimming or phishing
Last year, 1.5 percent in the Dutch population aged 15 years and older (more than 200 thousand individuals) fell victim to identity fraud while using ticket machines, cash dispensers or browsing the...
Most crimes not reported to the police
Most crimes experienced by the Dutch population are not reported to the police. Victims report only about a third of offences to the police and only a quarter are actually officially recorded.
Extradition
Deportation from the Netherlands to hand someone over to the authorities of another country because he/she committed a crime.
Acquittal
Verdict by a judge who feels there is no proof that the suspect committed the crime he/she was charged with by the public prosecutor.
Data alliance between CBS and National Rapporteur on Trafficking
Human trafficking and sexual violence against children are extremely serious crimes that have disruptive effects on the lives and well-being of victims.
Sharp drop in traditional crime
In 2020, registered crime was down by 2 percent on the previous year. Certain types of traditional crime in particular, including pickpocketing (-47 percent), domestic burglary (-23 percent) and...
External causes of death
Survey on deaths caused by murder and manslaughter, suicide and accidents
Police
Government body responsible for enforcing legal order, combatting crime and unsafety, including detecting punishable acts, and providing assistance to those who require it.
Detention on remand
Detention in a detention centre before the court hearings start. This is generally applied to suspects of serious crimes, punishable by at least four years in jail, or when there is a security risk...
Further drop in registered crime and suspect rates
The crime rate has fallen since 2007: fewer registrations, suspects, criminal court cases and victims.
Under age suspect
Someone who was under 18 at the time he/she committed a crime. Simpler kinds of criminal behaviour are often dealt with in HALT programs. Nobody under the age of 12 can be prosecuted.
Fewer young crime suspects
In 2012, 66 thousand young people in the age category 12-24 were arrested on suspicion of having committed at least one criminal offence, i.e. a reduction by nearly one third relative to 2007. The...
Detained under a hospital order
Measure in criminal justice where the judge orders that a crime suspect who has mental or physical problems must be treated or counselled or nursed in an appropriate facility outside the prison...